IMPORTANT WARNING: Hydroxyurea can cause a severe decrease in the number of blood cells in your bone marrow. This may cause certain symptoms and may increase the risk that you will develop a serious infection or bleeding.
Stage IV colon cancer commonly spreads to the liver or the lungs. Some patients who have cancer that has spread to a single area are candidates for surgery to remove the metastases. Treatment of the liver: When itâs possible to completely surgically remove all liver metastases, surgery is the preferred treatment.
Nutritional support (see above) is also an important part of treatment in these cases. Other medications that have been used to treat liver damage include: 1  anabolic steroids (a more powerful type of steroid medication). 2  ropylthiouracil (a type of medicine originally designed to treat overactive thyroid glands).utritional support (see above) is also an important part of treatment in these cases. Other medications that have been used to treat liver damage include: 1  anabolic steroids (a more powerful type of steroid medication). 2  ropylthiouracil (a type of medicine originally designed to treat overactive thyroid glands).